Mine dropped through the floor on E/AA, went from masturbating 2-3 times a day to once every couple of months (though I still got random erections), though from the week after srs onward, it shot back up.

I was seen sometime early-mid 2008 to mid 2009. They refused to call me by my chosen name, heavily policed my clothing choices (women don't wear jeans), were highly dismissive of me during sessions as a result (I don't fit their cookie cutter 1950s ideal woman, so anything I say is clearly a lie), gave no actual treatment during this time, lied to both me and the psych that referred me.

Unless they've had a massive change of heart and turnaround in the past year, I sincerely doubt the truth of the article.

1) That depends where you are and what is available to you. Usually therapy -> endo prescription -> hormones; as for other bits of treatment that can vary. Would probably need to know more about your fiscal situation and location to be of much help here.

2) I can't answer yet (ask again in a few months), but I get the feeling the answer is yes.

3) My family acted terribly, treat me as a shameful secret to be kept away, not childsafe. Friends were not so bad, though there was still some transphobia directed at me and some abuses of knowledge. However, there are others who have very accepting environments. YMMV. As for work, that, again, depends on your location and what anti discrimination stuff there is and the like.

4) Again, cannot answer

5) Trachea shave will get rid of it, though there is a potential risk that they bork your vocal cords in the process, iirc

She'd be considered non-op. Tbh, it isn't really the "big" surgery curtain call - transition ends when you say it does, ie, when you're more or less content and feel there are no more changes to make.

Seeing as orientation is a brain-based thing, and what makes one trans or not is one's brain, it's not terribly surprising. What's more interesting is (in my experience) the higher percentage of non-straight trans people, which I often wonder if it's the actual percentage for the general population (the idea being that if you've come to terms with being trans, being gay isn't such a big deal)

The only two things that come to mind are a) if she uses a gel/cream for meds, you're touching her too much too soon after application (also something to be wary about with small children and pets), or b) you've been drinking her urine (nothing to be ashamed of, mind)

I took a synthetic from 6 months into HRT for ~6 months. Admittedly shortly after I started I had to live with my [not so accepting] mother for a few months, so that wouldn't have helped, but it made me seriously depressed and I gave it up.

That said, I may try again with a natural at some point further down the line.

The trick with self medding is to not fuck around with them - if the slip in the box says to take one a day, don't think "if I take two, it'll be twice as effective!", and listen to your body if you start to have problems.

That said, if you can afford to, I would recommend going through an endo, just in case you start having problems with normally ok dosages (I had to have mine altered last month due to probable problems)